FREE Data Backup Services.
One more way to protect your data is to use one of the online data backup services. Hard drives will fail at some point. Having some data online is a great idea to use on top of onsite backups etc. If you have a hard drive crash the cost to get the data is quite a bit of money and can run $1000.00 or more.
The online services offer a way to schedule the uploads at a certain time of day or when the computer is not being used. You choose the files to backup in the initial setup and the service backs up files as they change. I am recommending mozy.com.
Mozy offers 2GB free for all users. For a nominal amount you can upgrade for more space $4.95 for unlimited space. Should you have a hard drive crash or need some files you have access all over the world to retrieve the files. Eventually you will have a hard drive failure. Everyone does. Also many people take thousands of digital photos. This is a great way to save all those great pics. Now there is another great FREE service from AMD (Computer Chip Company) 25 Gigs of storage FREE. They offer a FREE backup program to use with the service. 25 gigs is truly amazing. You can store a ton of stuff from home, office etc.
